impound是什么意思？

impound

英[ɪmˈpaʊnd] 美[ɪmˈpaʊnd]

• vt. 将…关起来，扣押，监禁，搁置，保留，蓄水；

第三人称单数：impounds;

过去式：impounded;

过去分词：impounded;

现在分词：impounding;

例句

• to impound someone’s property 扣押某人的财产
• We'll need to impound your car. 我们要扣留你的车辆.
• I'll need to write you a ticket and impound your vehicle. 我必须开罚单给你,并且扣留你的车子.
• If you leave your car there, the police will impound it. 如果你把汽车停放在那儿, 警察就会把它扣押.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  扣押;没收
  If something is impounded by policemen, customs officers or other officials, they officially take possession of it because a law or rule has been broken.
  例句
  The ship was impounded under the terms of the UN trade embargo... 该船因触犯联合国贸易禁运条款而被扣押。 The police moved in, arrested him and impounded the cocaine. 警察冲进去将他拘捕并没收了可卡因。

英汉词典释义

• vt.
  依法没收, 扣押(某物)
  to impound someone’s property 扣押某人的财产 The vehicle was impounded as part of the police investigation. 这辆车作为警务调查的一部份被扣押了。 The police had come to my house and impounded all my belongings. 警察曾到我家没收了我所有的财物。

英英词典释义

• Verb
  1. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority;
  "The FBI seized the drugs""The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment""The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
  2. place or shut up in a pound;
  "pound the cows so they don't stray"

行业词典

• 法律： 没收；